Don't Stop Movin' (Livin' Joy album)
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| Studio album by Livin' Joy (Tameko Star) | |
| Released | November 1996[1] |
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Music Week | [3] |
| Sun-Sentinel | (favorable)[4] |
Don't Stop Movin' is the debut album by the Italian electronic music group Livin' Joy. It featured the song "Dreamer", which peaked at No.1 on the UK Singles & US Dance charts, both in 1995, and “Don't Stop Movin' which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Charts.
After Janice Robinson had left the group, the band continued on and released "Don't Stop Movin'", a few months later, by which time, Tameko Star had been chosen to be the group's new lead vocalist. "Don't Stop Movin'" peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in Spring 1996. This was followed by another Top 10 single in the UK, ("Follow the Rules"). Two top 20 hits appeared in 1997, "Where Can I Find Love" and "Deep in You". The parent album, also called Don't Stop Movin', grouped together the hits, including "Dreamer" with new vocals by Star.
There had been plans for a widespread commercial release of a single called "Just for the Sex of It" in Spring 1999; however these plans never happened. It only received a limited club run, but was released as a single in Australia and the UK.
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic editor Jason Ankeny noted that the album has "a sound which owes an equal debt to Euro-dance music and underground house."[5] Melody Maker said, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"[6] A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "The Italian and American trio unleash a mixture of powerful party anthems and more subtle dancefloor delights. Uplifting stuff."[7]
Track listing
[edit]- "Don't Stop Movin'"
- "Follow the Rules"
- "Deep in You"
- "Dreamer" (Tameko Star vocal)
- "Pick up the Phone"
- "Be Original"
- "Where Can I Find Love"
- "Don't Cha Wanna"
- "Whenever You're Lonely"
- "Let Me Love You"
- "Don't Stop Movin' (A. Manetta Mix)
- "Dreamer" (Janice Robinson vocal - Hidden bonus track)
- All tracks sung by Tameko Star unless specified.
Charts
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| UK Album Chart | 41 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Livin' Joy | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Don't Stop Movin' – Livin' Joy". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 26 October 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Birghental, Toni (30 May 1997). "Livin' Joy's Geared To The Club Crowds". Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Don't Stop Movin' – Livin' Joy". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Albums". Melody Maker. 2 November 1996. p. 44. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 26 October 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2021.